I ask all Americans with a conscience to shun anything and everything to do with the murderous state of Georgia.

We should all spend some time of our life doing service to our country. To me, I would give up a couple of years.

Here's what I don't think works: An economic system that was founded in the 16th century and another that was founded in the 19th century. I'm tired of this discussion of capitalism and socialism; we live in the 21st century, we need an economic system that has democracy as its underpinnings and an ethical code.

There should be no private health insurance companies operating for profit.

The entire business world has figured out how to make huge buckets of money without hiring us to work for them.

I'm used to my films having little effect on making the world a better place.

Who among us is not at a loss for words? Tears pour out. Tears of joy. Tears of relief. A stunning, whopping landslide of hope in a time of deep despair. In a nation that was founded on genocide and then built on the backs of slaves, it was an unexpected moment, shocking in its simplicity: Barack Obama, a good man, a black man, said he would bring change to Washington, and the majority of the country liked that idea.